Kolkata XI vs Rajasthan XI 53rd match at Kolkata, 17 Apr, 2010

Toss: Rajasthan Royals , who chose to bat
Rajasthan XI 132/9 (20)
Kolkata XI 133/2 (16.1)
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 8 wickets
Man of the Match: Jaydev Unadkat
  • Cheteshwar Pujara 45 * (38)
  • SC Ganguly 75 * (50)

  Over 1.0   

Over 0.1: No runs. YK Pathan to SC Ganguly, quicker and flatter in the air, gets late in coming forward and almost got an inside edge that would have crashed onto the stumps.

Over 0.2: Boundary! YK Pathan to SC Ganguly, quicker and flatter in the air, makes room and drives it through square covers for a boundary.

Over 0.3: Wide Ball. YK Pathan to SC Ganguly, quicker and flatter in the air, fires it down the legside, wide given.

Over 0.3: Wide Ball. YK Pathan to SC Ganguly, quicker and flatter in the air, this is another wide down the legside.

Over 0.3: No runs. YK Pathan to SC Ganguly, quicker and flatter in the air, attempts to flick it and is hit on the pad outside the line.

Over 0.4: Boundary! YK Pathan to SC Ganguly, quicker and flatter in the air, goes back and plays a crashing drive past point for a boundary.

Over 0.5: Single. YK Pathan to SC Ganguly, quicker and flatter in the air, thats onto his pads and Ganguly paddles it on the bounce to short fine leg who fumbles to leak a single.

Over 0.6: Single. YK Pathan to BB McCullum, quicker and flatter in the air, pushes it to mid off and takes a risky single.

  Over 2.0   

Over 1.1: No runs. SR Watson to BB McCullum, good length delivery, drives it on the up to covers.

Over 1.2: Boundary! SR Watson to BB McCullum, good length delivery, charges down the track and plays a blistering flat drive over covers for a boundary.

Over 1.3: Single. SR Watson to BB McCullum, short of length delivery, flicks it off his pads through squareleg for a single.

Over 1.4: No runs. SR Watson to SC Ganguly, short and rising delivery, plays it down to backward point.

Over 1.5: Beaten! SR Watson to SC Ganguly, short and wide, makes room for a cut and is beaten by the extra bounce.

Over 1.6: Boundary! SR Watson to SC Ganguly, short and rising delivery, makes room and upper cuts it over backward point for a one bounce boundary.

  Over 3.0   

Over 2.1: No runs. Kamran Khan to BB McCullum, good length delivery, opens the face and drives it to square covers.

Over 2.2: No runs. Kamran Khan to BB McCullum, short and wide, mistimes his cut towards backward point.

Over 2.3: He is Caught! Kamran Khan to BB McCullum, full toss, that was a hopeless delivery onto the pads until it got flicked straight into the hands of Watson at squareleg by McCullum!!

Over 2.4: No runs. Kamran Khan to CH Gayle, good length delivery, knocks it towards short mid wicket.

Over 2.5: Wide Ball. Kamran Khan to CH Gayle, good length delivery, let's that wide one go to the keeper outside the off stump.

Over 2.5: Bowled him! Kamran Khan to CH Gayle, good length delivery, gets very lazy with the footwork and the ball swings in to sneak through the bat pad gate to hit the middle stump!

Over 2.6: Boundary! Kamran Khan to CA Pujara, short and wide, plays a lovely square cut backward of point for a boundary.

  Over 4.0   

Over 3.1: No runs. SR Watson to SC Ganguly, short of length delivery, pushes it tentatively back to the bowler.

Over 3.2: No runs. SR Watson to SC Ganguly, short and rising delivery, rises up on his toes but still gets hit on the body by one that followed him.

Over 3.3: Beaten! SR Watson to SC Ganguly, good length delivery, stays back for a cut and is taken aback by the awkward bounce.

Over 3.4: Boundary! SR Watson to SC Ganguly, short and rising delivery, makes room and pulls it in the air over mid wicket for a boundary.

Over 3.5: No runs. SR Watson to SC Ganguly, good length delivery, gets forward and drives it to extra covers.

Over 3.6: No runs. SR Watson to SC Ganguly, short and rising delivery, cuts it down straight to backward point.

  Over 5.0   

Over 4.1: No ball + No runs off the bat. Kamran Khan to CA Pujara, full toss, pushes that beamer to the diving Fazal at covers.

Over 4.1: Single. Kamran Khan to CA Pujara, short and wide, cuts it away to square thirdman for a single.

Over 4.2: Single. Kamran Khan to SC Ganguly, short and rising delivery, tucks it one handed behind square on the legside for a single.

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